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Dedicated Membership


Applying for your Dedicated Firearms Licence - Criteria for Dedicated Membership of the CTSASA
In order to be declared a Dedicated Member, he/she must first fulfil the criteria as laid down by the Accredited Sports Shooting Organisation.
For the CTSASA, the criteria are as follows:-

  • a) Must be a fully paid up Member (i.e. paid up to club, province and CTSASA). The subscriptions must have been received by the CTSASA. Payment to a third party does not constitute payment to the CTSASA.
  • b) Must have shot at least 200 competition targets at either club or provincial level within a year of applying for the Dedicated Membership Certificate. Targets must be shot at a CTSASA registered club over CTSASA disciplines.
  • c) Must successfully pass the Dedicated Member Training Course (not yet operational – January 2009 – so ignore this criteria)
  • d) Must continue to shoot 200 competition targets per calendar year at either CTSASA club or CTSASA provincial level.
  • e) In certain limited and clearly deserving cases the Executive of the CTSASA may issue a dedicated certificate to a person who has not complied with the criteria specified for obtaining a dedicated member certificate.

Dedicated Member Certificate

  • The Dedicated Member Certificate is a document that is signed by the designated Responsible Person of the CTSASA (currently the Executive Officer). This certificate is counter-signed by a Commissioner of Oaths.
  • This original certificate is posted by ordinary mail to the Dedicated Member. These certificates cannot be emailed or faxed.
  • Certificates cannot be issued unless the criteria above are met.
  • Certificates are produced and mailed once a week.
  • Certificates are only required for those members who are renewing licences or applying for new licences.
  • These certificates are not issued each year.

Applying for your Documentation
Please dowload and complete the FCADR form and fax/email it to 086 684 1973/ctsasa@netactive.co.za or and send a copy of your deposit confirmation for the relevant fees (see
below).

Additional Information

  1. The old Bona-Fide Sportsperson certificate (under the Arms & Ammunition Act 1969) was a separate certificate. It did not form part of the licence that you carried around with you. A firearm licence holder applied for the certificate as a separate task from applying for a firearm licence. This certificate is no longer valid, although it does carry “weight” if you like when you re-apply for your firearm licence under the Firearms Control Act (FCA).
  2. Under the FCA, there is no separate certificate for a Dedicated Sportsperson which can be obtained from the police.
  3. Under the FCA, there are two categories of licence:-
    • a) Occasional – up to four firearms may be licenced to the person
    • b) Dedicated – over four firearms can be licenced to the person
  4. Occasional Licence – intended for the first time owner or for those people who do not participate in sports shooting (or hunting) on a competitive/serious basis.
  5. Dedicated Licence – intended for serious hunters and competitive/serious sports shooters.
  6. In order to qualify for a Dedicated Licence, part of the requirement is that you must be a Dedicated Member of an Accredited Sports Shooting Organisation.

Glossary:
Accredited Sports Shooting Organisation - governing body for a shooting sport, e.g. CTSASA
Bona-Fide Sportsperson - old certificate under old Arms & Ammunition Act
Dedicated Licence - new category of licence under FCA issued to persons who fulfil dedicated criteria
Dedicated Member - new category of member under FCA within an Accredited Sports Shooting Organisation or an Accredited Hunting Organisation
FAR No: - the certificate number of the CTSASA with the CFR - 1300022
Dedicated Member Certificate - issued by the Accredited Organisation – obtained from the CTSASA upon request of the Executive Officer and provided that all the criteria for qualification are met.
Occasional Licence - new category of licence for occasional shooters/hunters


Useful Contacts - Legal Advice:

  1. Martin Hood - 011 234 7520 or 082-553-9252
  2. Juan Kotze – 011 892-1018


Fees for Documents

  1. Membership Certificate (emailed/faxed) – no charge
  2. Dedicated Membership Certificate (original is posted) – R75
  3. Letter of support – R50
  4. Endorsement – R50
  5. Printout of CTSASA scores – no charge

The above fees include standard postage via the SA postal services.
Please deposit into Nedbank, account number 1522 035982, branch code 152205. Please insert your name/CTSASA number as the deposit reference.